Maravedis WiMAX Report Predicts that Brazil will be US$300 Million Broadband Wireless Market by 2010

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Maravedis WiMAX Report Predicts that Brazil will be US$300 Million Broadband Wireless Market by 2010

Leading research firm Maravedis releases new market study titled "BWA/WiMAX Brazilian Market Analysis" to provide an in-depth review of current regulatory and overall wireless market trends in Brazil

MONTREAL, Canada, March 29, 2006 – Maravedis Research (www.maravedis-bwa.com), a leading broadband wireless research analyst firm, announced that there will be 768,000 accumulated BWA/WIMAX subscribers in Brazil by 2010. According to the latest report from leading entitled "Broadband Wireless Access/WiMAX Brazilian Market Analysis," more than two thirds will be WiMAX. The Brazil BWA WiMAX market analysis report, the first in a series of planned broadband wireless research reports, provides an in-depth look into the broadband wireless and WiMAX markets as well as the regulatory activity taking place in Brazil. Additional reports in the series will cover Russia, India and other countries that will be announced at a later date.

"Approximately 70% of those accumulated WiMAX subscribers will be residential mobile users, while fixed WiMAX will continue to be driven by large and SME customers," explained Eduardo Prado and Adlane Fellah, co-authors of the report.

The Brazilian players are anxiously awaiting the new 3.5 GHz auction to start sometime in July 2006, before federal elections due in October 2006. Bidders will want either to expand their current coverage areas or to enter the WiMAX arena. Moreover, positive regulatory changes in the 2.5 GHz band will open the WiMAX market starting 2007.

Maravedis predicts that the most active players will be companies with deep pockets such as Telemar, Brazil Telecom, Embratel and Telefonica, who are thoroughly testing the technology and crafting their business plans.

"Overall, the total accumulated equipment market size for BWA/WiMAX in Brazil will represent a lucrative US$300 million by 2010, which makes Brazil a key market for BWA/WiMAX vendors for the years to come," Fellah added.

Maravedis’ latest research also reveals that Brazil remains a very price sensitive market. Demand for broadband services is exploding, but both service providers and residential end-users demand very low cost CPE (in the $100 range) before they will fully adopt WiMAX. So far, the demand for broadband wireless services has been mainly driven by high-end corporate and government users.

"Other important obstacles for massive WiMAX adoption include a rather restrictive regulation around mobility for WiMAX and the fact important market players we interviewed said that they prefer to await the mobile WiMAX version to become widely available before they commit to large network deployments," Prado commented.

Maravedis BWA / WiMAX Research Reports and License Database Updates:

Maravedis produces a wide variety of broadband wireless research reports. The company also maintains a worldwide database of license holders, government regulations and spectrum band plans. More information on how to purchase reports or subscribe to the ClearSpectrum License Database, please visit: http://www.maravedis-bwa.com/how-to-order.html

Research Report/Database Country Date

Worldwide List of BWA/WiMAX License Holders Worldwide 1/2005

BWA/WiMAX Worldwide Market Analysis & Forecast Worldwide 3/2005

North America 700MHz Regulatory & Market Analysis USA, Canada 10/2005

BRS, EBS and WCS Regulatory & Licensing Analysis USA 12/2005

Who should buy this research:

Wireless Service Providers seeking to understand licensing environments in Brazil
Wireless Equipment Vendors seeking to understand international technical regulations for product development and business development opportunities in Brazil
Wireless Regulators seeking to establish benchmarks for their own spectrum allocation strategies
Wireless Financiers seeking to understand the revenue potential of WiMAX service providers in Brazil
Wireless Consultants who need a better understanding of WiMAX business opportunities in Brazil

About the Author
Adlane Fellah, CEO and founder of Maravedis Inc., is a world-leader in market research and analysis, specializing in the WiMAX and broadband wireless industries. He is a leading industry analyst who has authored numerous landmark reports on WiMAX, broadband wireless and Voice over IP. He is a frequent speaker at leading wireless broadband tradeshows and serves as a subject matter expert for media interviews and panel board discussions. Members of the media can contact Mr. Fellah at (786)347-5580 or email at afellah@maravedis-bwa.com.

About Maravedis Research
Maravedis is a leading research and analysis firm focusing on Broadband Wireless technologies including WiMAX, 802.20, TD-CDMA and Wireless Local Loop Systems. Maravedis has established itself over the years as the most credible and reliable resource for market intelligence in the broadband wireless industry. Maravedis works with equipment vendors, service providers, regulators and the investment community to produce a sound market analysis based on hard primary data and on in-depth understanding of technology, market and regulation trends. For more information, please visit www.maravedis-bwa.com.

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